Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Erie

Municipality: McKean township


Total Population 4,503 SEX Male 2,298 Female 2,205 AGE Under 5 years 359 5 to 17 years 975 18 to 20 years 188 21 to 24 years 217 25 to 44 years 1,577 45 to 54 years 539 55 to 59 years 162 60 to 64 years 164 65 to 74 years 212 75 to 84 years 88 85 years and over 22 Median age 31.9 Under 18 years 1,334 Percent of total population 29.6 65 years and over 322 Percent of total population 7.2 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 1,526 Family households (families) 1,246 Married-couple families 1,086 Percent of total households 71.2 Other family, male householder 45 Other family, female householder 115 Nonfamily households 280 Percent of total households 18.3 Householder living alone 223 Householder 65 years and over 74 Persons living in households 4,503 Persons per household 2.95 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 0 Institutionalized persons 0 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 4,473 Black 9 Percent of total population 0.2 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 5 Percent of total population 0.1 Asian or Pacific Islander 12 Percent of total population 0.3 Other race 4 Hispanic Origin (any race) 9 Percent of total population 0.2 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 1,578 Occupied housing units 1,526 Owner occupied 1,427 Percent owner occupied 93.5 Renter occupied 99 Vacant housing units 52 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 23 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 0.6 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 2.9 Persons per owner-occupied unit 3.0 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.4 Units with over 1 person per room 25 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 1,109 1-unit, attached 10 2 to 4 units 24 5 to 9 units 0 10 or more units 1 Mobile home, trailer, other 434 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 646 Less than $50,000 112 $50,000 to $99,999 444 $100,000 to $149,999 75 $150,000 to $199,999 13 $200,000 to $299,999 1 $300,000 or more 1 Median (dollars) 70,800 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 68 Less than $250 29 $250 to $499 38 $500 to $749 1 $750 to $999 0 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 265 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 646 White 642 Black 1 Percent of occupied units 0.2 American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 3 Percent of occupied units 0.5 Other race 0 Hispanic origin (of any race) 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 Source: Census of Population and Housing, 1990: Summary Tape File 1 Prepared by: The Pennsylvania State Data Center, Penn State Harrisburg Date Prepared: January, 1997